Container Transportation: Russia at the Global Crossroads is the international conference designed to meet the growing demand for professional dialogue between Russian and international containership industry leaders.Focused on the Russian market development Container Transportation: Russia at the Global Crossroads will serve as communication and networking platform for the Russian transport and logistics sector and the community of international players and industry suppliers. The Russian container transport market enjoys rapid growth backed up by global recovery, and offers new opportunities in a post-crisis environment.Due to increase in investments in 2010-2011 the Russian market obtains new quality of development. While the region’s industry potential is enormous the opportunities of growth exceed those on mature markets.The conference will introduce Russia as a rapidly growing market that brings unique opportunities for investment and business development from port infrastructure through transit potential.Key IssuesRussian Container Market Overview: Main Reasons and Prospects of GrowthDirect Container Shipping Lines into the Baltic SeaDirect Ocean Shipping Lines to the Russian Ports: What is Missing for Reliable Operation?Container Transportation by Russia’s Inland Waterways: Infrastructure, Fleet, Market ForecastsProblems and Prospects of Russian Container InfrastructureTechnological Innovations on Russian Terminals: Developing Internal Logistics and InfrastructureUpgrading Container Terminal Equipment in RussiaProblems of Interaction of Various Types of Transport Infrastructure in Russia: Overcoming Organizational and Technological 'Bottlenecks'To register on-line and to benefit from early-bird rates please visit event web page!Join conference's delegates and take part in port of Hamburg tour by boat!During the two hours boat tour you will see different modern container and multipurpose terminals of Germans biggest sea port. The marketing association of the Port of Hamburg – Port of Hamburg Marketing - will guide you by explaining the main cargo handling figures, port development projects and hinterland connections of the Port of Hamburg as well as latest figures about trade between Russia and Hamburg.